Cheakamus RiverPhoto (JPG)Adrian JonesIAN, UMCES597 views24 downloads (Details)The Cheakamus River flows from Garibaldi Provincial Park, through Whistler to Squamish. 40, 000 litres of sodium hydroxide were spilled into the river on August 5th, 2005 when a CN rail tanker derailed. Estimates suggested that >90% of all the species of fish in the river were killed.(1 votes)Add to lightbox